EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama has set a worldwide release for ‘Mr. Jimmy,’ a documentary on guitarist Akio Sakurai, who has dedicated his life to honoring Jimmy Page. The film directed, produced and edited by Peter Michael Dowd will hit theaters on September 1st
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As a teenager in snowbound Tokamachi, Japan, Sakurai took refuge in his room, escaping to another world with a pair of headphones and a pile of Led Zeppelin records. When he moved to Tokyo, he worked by day as a “salary man,” and by night became “Mr. Jimmy,” meticulously replicating Page’s playing styles and persona. For 30 years, Sakurai recreated vintage Zeppelin concerts note-for-note in small Tokyo clubs, until the real Jimmy Page stopped by one night, and his life changed forever.
Led Zeppelin approved the use of their music in the film, which features an extensive list of their greatest hits. “There is only one Mr. Jimmy Page: virtuoso musician, visionary producer, iconic onstage performer, and a composer whose works will last as long as those of Beethoven and Bach. Every rock & roll fan knows the feeling of ‘I want to be Jimmy Page!'” observed Dowd in a statement to Deadline. “Akio Sakurai has transformed that feeling into a lifelong homage to Mr. Page, and after forty years of performing as “Mr.
Continued the filmmaker, “I’m so honored to have a film that features the music of Led Zeppelin performed so lovingly by Akio. Top that off with a soundtrack featuring Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Otis Rush, John Lee Hooker, and Elvis Presley—now that’s my kind of party. After such a long journey with this project, Abramorama is the perfect partner to share this rock n’ roll movie with the world.”is much more than a music film. It’s a story about a dream coming true.
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